War Paint

When Pop Artist Jim Cody decided to create a work of art demonstrating the complexity of the human condition, he said the idea of this painting came to mind. He calls it War Paint because he said people more than not find themselves in situations that lean more to misunderstanding and conflict than peace and fellowship. "Folks get caught up in all kind of messes," he said, "tingled things that makes for a very bad day. Here's the thing, if they will simply slow down, take a deep breath and rethink the matter, then a whole lot of confusion and trouble can be avoided." Cody's idea of conflict is viewed here by the orange lips, part red face, part green face, with a tear coming from one single eye. He said the tear, like the tattooed cloud on the man's neck, symbolize that there is hope for mankind after all.